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• 595: Palou's Mega Fuel Save - 2025 IndyCar Road America Review

  Oh dear, it's happened again. Dre, Cam and RJ review what was a wild weekend from IndyCar at one of our Podcast's favourite circuites, the Xpel Grand Prix at Road America. It was another brilliant victory for Alex Palou, who came back from being roughed up early on and had to navigate chaos, 5 cautions and multiple moments of Penske's running cars off the road to get to the front, and then defeat teammmate Scott Dixon in a game of fuel-saving. That Damn Spaniard really is a magician, forcing Dixon to stop and holding off Felix Rosenqvist right at the final lap.  We talk about Palou's brilliance, that fuel save, and Santino Ferrucci's hot form, skulling a beer after his second podium finish of the season and his fourth straight Top 5 finish. There's also more at the bottom end of the table as Josef Newgarden suffered another crash to take him down to 17th in points and 249 behind Alex Palou. Is there anything to salvage from their season? There's also a chat about the new car that the series will be debuting in 2028, and why The Thermal Club will not be returning to the IndyCar calendar in 2026, and why in the eyes of Dre, it won't be missed. 

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• 594: Powers Collide - Liberty Buys MotoGP / 2025 Italian GP Review

  Well, talk about the air being sucked out of the room, phew.  On the one hand - We got the huge story that the European Commission has finally given Liberty Media the green light to complete their 84% purchase of Dorna Sports, MotoGP's commercial rights holder, with Chase Carey and Sean Bratches now on the big board of directors. What does it mean for the sport, and what does Liberty need to do to improve MotoGP? There's also a full review of the Italian Grand Prix, as Marc Marquez dominated the weekend with pole, a Sprint Win, and after a heated early skirmish, a comfortable Grand Prix win too, pulling away from Alex Marquez, with Pecco Bagania dropping to fourth after cooking his rear tyre in the back half of the race. Does it feel like the title race is over already?! In any case, it's 93 for 93.  There's also a chat about Pecco's struggles, the new Maroon Ducati's, the Twitter beef between Dre over Alex Marquez's raccraft, and Franco Morbidelli riding through KTM's Maverick Vinales. 

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• 593: Kirkwood's Looming - 2025 IndyCar Gateway Review

  Oh boy, everyone's getting their first oval wins this year. Kyle Kirkwood is becoming a real problem.  Dre, RJ and special guest Ryan Erik King review what was one of the best IndyCar races of 2025, the Bonmarito Auto 500 from WWT/Gateway Raceway. And in a race that was defined by a huge Josef Newgarden/Louis Foster wreck, it was Kyle Kirkwood who took his 3rd win of the season and his first on an oval race, just like Alex Palou did back in May.  The trio also break down the state of the title picture as Pato O'Ward's second place makes me a realistic three horse race, Christian Rasmussen becoming IndyCar's Mr Excitement with a spectacular podium finish for ECR Racing, and has David Malukas let his huge opportunity slip to join Team Penske? All that and more on another M101!

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• 592: Kubica Leads A Hat-Trick - 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours Review

  Sometimes, the story writes itself. On the face of it, a strange Le Mans. No major wrecks. Just one Safety Car in 24 hours of racing, and just a handful of Full Course Yellows. A Hypercar distance record, the second fastest race on average speed since the series moved on from LMP1... and yet, you've probably read the headlines. Robert Kubica, spearheading the timing sheets and the lap counter, led the AF Corse "privateer" Ferrari to glory, their third Le Mans win in a row, and with Ye Yifei and Phil Hanson in tow, Poland and China's first overall winners, period. RJ O'Connell, Cam Buckley, Dre Harrison and returning guest Ryan Erik King all break down a polarising Le Mans. Despite just the second closest ever finish on time, it was a Le Mans that Ferrari never really felt like they could lose, given they were in 1-2-3 vicegrip on the standings for a good 12 hours of the race, with only the #6 Porsche of Estre, Vanthoor and Campbell truly posing a threat. Was this good for the sport? Hard to say with the ACO seemingly missing the boat and leaning strongly in Ferrari's favour. But was that fair? There's also analysis on the LMP2 class as Inter Europol win their second class victory in three years via a shocking race-winning pass with jkust 25 minutes left, and Manthey winning in LMGT3 for Richard Leitz' sixth class win. 

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• 591: McLaren's Collide - 2025 F1 Canadian Grand Prix Review

  Just when you thought the title race was looking pencilled in, it takes another twist thanks to Lando Norris losing his patience. Dre, Cam and a returning RJ O'Connell sit down to talk the F1 Canadian Grand Prix, as George Russell would take complete control of the weekend, and winning from pole, holding off a stalemate of pace and early attacks from Max Verstappen, his teammate Kimi Antonelli, and arguably the most vulnerable McLaren have looked all season, marking the first time in 11 races in 2025 that the Papaya failed to take a spot on the podium.  But we all know why you're here - Lando Norris driving into the back of Oscar Piastri and taking him out with just four laps to go. A loss of patience? Another Norris mental fight? Does he have to be something he's not in order to win a Championship? There's also a huge amount of residual news - The protest that was thrown out, as well as the suspension of steward Derek Warwick for taking bookmaker money for his opinions, the 9-year extension to the race itself, and the 2026 F1 Calendar dropping and reacting to the news that Canada once every five years, will clash with the Indy 500... All that and more on a 75-minute special edition of Motorsport101!

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